In a massive relief to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, he has been acquitted of all charges in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case by the Bombay High Court.
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Pronouncing the order, Justice A R Joshi said, " Salman Salim Khan is acquitted from all the charges". Explaining the order, the judge said, "The prosecution has failed to prove any charges against Salman Khan."
<img title="Salman Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/dec/10-bhai-pissed.jpg" alt="Salman Khan" />Bollywood actor Salman Khan walks from Bombay High Court in Mumbai on December 10, 2015, after being acquitted of culpable homicide. Pic/AFP
The court further dictated, "Considering various shortcomings of the prosecution, the omissions and contradictions&lrm; in evidence of injured witnesses, which go to root of matter, doubt definitely arises over the involvement of Khan on charges."
The court asked the actor to furnish a cash bond of Rs 25,000.&nbsp;Reacting to the verdict, the public prosecutor said that the state will appeal against the verdict.&nbsp;
Khan, clad in a dark-checked shirt and jeans, heard out the verdict after he rushed here from a shooting schedule in Karjat, adjacent Raigad district following the court's directive.&nbsp;
Most family members, including his father Salim Khan, his sisters, brothers, friends and fans were present when the judgement was pronounced.
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Earlier, besides observing that the prosecution failed to prove Salman was drunk and driving, the court has also questioned the credibility of Khan's bodyguard Ravindra Patil, a key prosecution witness who had said that the actor was driving drunk and had ignored his warnings repeatedly.
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The court noted that no one but Patil had given this version.&nbsp;
(With Agency inputs)

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been acquitted of all charges in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case by the Bombay High Court; state to appeal against the verdict

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